While the river isn’t expected to crest its banks, an ice jam could lead to more flooding as the temperature reached 50 degrees Friday, officials said.

Newly elected city officials took their oaths of office Thursday.

The new fire station, North Station No. 3, is on a portion of a 26-acre parcel owned by the city that could be developed further as part of the Anthony Avenue extension.

Firefighters made quick work of the fire, which was coming out of valves on the propane tanks Tuesday morning, officials said.

The food bank, which moved into the new location on Mount Vernon Avenue last month, planned to reopen for distribution on Tuesday following building repairs.

“You don’t have to be on Mount Everest,” an Augusta Fire and Rescue battalion chief said, adding, “You could be in your garage.”

Traffic will be detoured onto local roads, then back onto Interstate 95, for two nights this weekend unless weather forces a delay, officials say.